With the DCEU of Zack Snyder officially at the end, the post-mortems are underway and are likely to continue for some time. The film cycle will always be controversial. Some fans have criticized his dark tone and his pessimistic themes, while others praised his more mature vision of the DC universe. This discussion should not end soon, and unfortunately, the controversies extend to more than simple aesthetic choices. Allegations of substantial abuse against Justice League Director Joss Whedon threw a veil on this film, as is the toxicity of certain fans about the release of the version of Zack Snyder in the same film.
Under this, by several orders of magnitude, is the dissatisfaction of actors like Ben Affleck, who played Bruce Wayne several times in the DCEU, and whose performance is cited as one of the high points of the Cycl. In an interview GqAffleck spoke of his greatest regret with the role, namely that the films frightened his young son when he showed them for the first time. His answer highlights one of the fundamental problems with the DCEU, who may ultimately have condemned him: the saga was simply too dark.
The DCEU was created to correspond to the MCU
The longtime DC rival threw the glove with the 2012 Avengers
The DCEU owes its creation to the success of the largest rival in the company. The arrival of the Marvel cinematographic universe presented the distinguished competition on its heels in 2012. The older comic strip behemoth was traditionally the first to be released with adaptations of films and television, and for decades had appreciated virtual exclusivity on the big screen thanks to the Christopher Reeve Superman Films and Tim Burton Batman cycle. It took until the 2000s until Marvel began to tabule serious victories, and another decade to settle properly as a rival on the big screen of DC.
2012 Avengers Changed the game significantly, bringing together four permeable superheroes on the screen and launching the concept of a massively shared universe. DC, on the other hand, found itself at a crossroads. Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy concluded with The black knight goes upwhich was a solid film which nevertheless constituted a 2005 reversal Batman begins and 2008 The black knight. With Marvel suddenly having the upper hand and no clear vision of how to proceed, Warner Bros. And DC sought to go up the bet.
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Zack Snyder provided an obvious response, as a well -established director with a solid personal vision and a reliable recording of adaptations on the big screen. His version of Frank Miller 300 has become a Hit Smash, and while the 2009 Guards has not reached such heights, it has at least part of the power of the fundamental comic strip of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. It seemed the ideal choice to help DC create a mega franchise appropriate around its existing characters.
The DCEU was for mature public only
Grimdark was the name of the game for the first mega-franchise of DC
Both 300 And Guards are classified films R, embracing the adult side of their source equipment and taking advantage of the box-office success at least soft in the process. Nolan Black knight The trilogy contains such mature themes, and although the films have a softer PG-13 note, they are clearly not intended for young children. They did very well financially and critically, as well as the delivery of an Oscar for the late Heath Ledger, which was unprecedented for a comic book at the time. The Marvel cinematographic universe, on the other hand, is a much more brilliant and more erased affair.
Tony Stark by Robert Downey Jr. was windy and funny, even in his most serious moments, and with his anchor performance, the MCU prospered as a teenage franchise. All this led DC to bet strongly on a darker and “adult” vision for the DCEU. Snyder’s sensitivities tend to reach in this direction, as is DC’s most successful film superhero, and a serious deadly approach would distinguish them from the MCU. On paper, the decision made sense and 2013 Steel man launched the restart on the slowdown note. Snyder sought to explore Kal-el as a stranger in a foreign world, cut off from humanity under his inheritance and contemptuated by the planet he wishes to protect.
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The initial impressions have been strongly mixed. Fans cite the advantages of a very different approach from the steel man, as well as a winning performance by Henry Cavill as Superman. The detractors estimated that it was far too dark for one of the most optimistic characters in comics, as well as a visual and dull aesthetic and a desire to overthrow certain sacred cows. Superman ends the film by killing General Zod, and the nascent distrust of normal humanity leads directly to the events of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. This has set the tone for the saga to follow, and although the advantages and disadvantages will continue to be debated, it may have sealed the fate of the DCEU.
Grimdark killed the DCEU
The studio tried to change speed too late
Subsequent problems in the series are well known. Batman V Superman did financially, but obtained an implacable gloom, including questionable developments like killing Jimmy Olsen when Superman arrives too late. The box office figures were strong, but did not correspond to the types of figures that the MCU gained, which forced the studio to question the direction it took.
Snyder’s plans for Justice League were just as serious, but a combination of personal tragedy and cold feet at the front office saw him replaced by Whedon on the director’s chair. This facilitated a more optimistic vision of the large team on the DC screen, which ended up pleased anyone. The criticisms of the saga were not emulated, while Snyder fans thought that the theatrical version compromised everything that made the DCEU unique in the first place. The Snyder Cup of Justice League Keep this: darker, colder and more uncompromising than the Whedon version, as its fans wished.
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Although the correct wisdom is always debated, it was not enough to support the DCEU after the Justice League debacle. He continued for several years and produced his share of good films in the process. Ironically, the best of them seem to be the greenest. Patty Jenkins’ Wonderful woman Finally delivered the incredible Amazon to the big screen, as well as its warm and optimistic perspectives despite the decor of the First World War. 2019 Shazam intended for an actively joyful tone by playing the idea of a child in the body of a superhero, while James Gunn The suicide team Save the anti-heroes holding marasts from their first outing. This last film also underlined humor and humanity, as is its very popular television spin-off, Peacemaker.
The DCEU is terrifying for children
The possible ascent of James Gunn and the booming restart of DCU represents a tacit admission according to which the “reserved for adults” of the DCEU was not durable. While mature themes and dark subjects will always have a place in the comics, the relentless Grimdark from the beginning of the DCEU actively diverts younger families and children who could otherwise become fans. Ben Affleck himself seemed to confirm this in the aforementioned GQ interview. Affleck said that his only regret for playing Batman was that he couldn’t show Batman V Superman to his son, who was terrified by the tone of slowdown and sometimes severe violence. In the end, it was the very quality that dropped the DCEU, unable to change direction once the powerful but ultimately dark vision of Snyder has settled.
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The MCU has sailed this challenge much more effectively, with its optimistic tone and its penchant for humor, which makes it a much easier sale for parents and young fans, even in its more adult moments. It has also proven to be more effective to divide projects for adults – such as Netflix Marvel TV shows – more family effort. The DCEU did not have the care and the planning which enter such an equation, in part because it played a catch -up against a rival which seemed to be easily exceeded.
This momentum seems to move again, with Gunn Superman Actively embracing the joyful side of the steel man, just as the MCU finds itself at a crisis point. In the process, Snyder’s more nihilist vision was left in the rear view mirror. Batman of Affleck was undoubtedly one of the strongest parts of the DCEU, and his older and weary of the Bruce Wayne world made a singular impression among the different incarnations of the character. Even even seems to understand the central problem with these films. Although they will always have their supporters, even Warner Bros seems to agree with him.
Batman c. Superman: Dawn of Justice is currently broadcast on Max.